Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 vs AMD EPYC 7401P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 and AMD EPYC 7401P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5

AMD EPYC 7401P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5

Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 3 GHz
6.8x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1909 vs 1731

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1909 vs 1731

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7401P

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
20 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 4
40 more threads: 48 vs 8
4.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28546 vs 6511

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	24 vs 4
Number of threads	48 vs 8
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	28546 vs 6511

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7401P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1909

1731

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6511

28546

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5	AMD EPYC 7401P
PassMark - Single thread mark	1909	1731
PassMark - CPU mark	6511	28546
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		699
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7285

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5	AMD EPYC 7401P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	Q4'15	June 2017
Place in performance rating	1288	1291
Processor Number	E3-1240LV5
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Price now		$1,414.80
Value for money (0-100)		3.86
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	24
Number of threads	8	48
VID voltage range	0.55V-1.52V
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		96 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
L3 cache		64 MB
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	307/341 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400/2666 MHz
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	0
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	155/170 Watt
Socket Count		1P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	x128
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)